Scott Cohen leaving Las Canarias, Pesca

Scott Cohen, executive chef of both Las Canarias and Pesca on the River, will be leaving the two restaurants and the hotels that house them at the end of the year.

He’s going to work again for Pat Kennedy, who hired Cohen 10 years ago to oversee the food at La Mansion del Rio hotel, 112 College St., as well as its restaurant, Las Canarias. Several years ago, Cohen was also put in charge of Kennedy’s other hotel, the Watermark, 212 W. Crockett St., and its restaurant, Pesca. Kennedy sold the two hotels to Omni in early 2006.

In his new job, the chef will develop a local restaurant as well as work on the hotel restaurants for Kennedy’s future projects. That means he’ll be staying in San Antonio, which has him excited.